Chemical Models

CHEMICAL MODELS
by Henry Swanson

Atoms:

• Black: Carbon
• Red: Oxygen
• White: Hydrogen
• Blue: Nitrogen

Orbitals

• Red: sp
• Yellow: sp2
• Green: sp3
• Blue: p

A set of two purple 'bridges' is a pi bond.
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Suggestions for other molecules are welcome.

Name	Formula	Image	Hybridization
Acetylene	C2H2		C: sp
Carbon Dioxide	CO2		C: sp O: sp2
Ethene	C2H6		C: sp2
Methane	CH4		C: sp3
Water	H2O		O: sp3